Despite taking seven weddings to learn the electric slide, Shana is delighted to be part of Dancing with the Y Stars. With a mediocre background in a variety of sports including running, cycling, downhill skiing, waterskiing, and golf, she thought it was time to give dance a whirl (a twirl?) again following retirement from her singular dance performance at a high school basketball game in 2001. She excels at one specific chocolate chip cookie recipe and silent reading. Currently a counselor at Mackinaw Trail Middle School, Shana is grateful for organizations like the Y that provide fun, healthy, safe spaces for teens after school. She hopes her daughters, Sadie and Reese, always remember dancing in the kitchen to Fleetwood Mac and Florence and the Machine. In the words of Florence herself, “For a moment when I’m daaaaaannccccing, I am free.” She would also like to thank her husband, family, and friends for always putting up with her shenanigans.